Peyton Hillis was too sick to play Sunday, and the Browns running back doesn’t feel like he needs to provide a doctor’s note to prove it. Hillis spoke in detail Thursday for the first time since missing last week’s game against Miami with a case of strep throat and flu-like symptoms. After staying at the team hotel on Saturday night, Hillis went to Browns Stadium intending to play but was sent home two hours before kickoff. Hillis defended the decision for him to miss the game, and said he’s isn’t concerned if others feel he should have played despite his illness. “The people that really care about me and want the best for me would understand,†he said. “And the people that don’t, then they don’t. But I can’t control that. And I’m going to do what’s best for me at that point. If it’s going to jeopardize my health in that situation, I’m going to take my own life in my own hands and do the best I can.†Source: Tom Withers, Yahoo! Sports
